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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the residents of 
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the City of Palos Hills on the occasion of the city's 50th 
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anniversary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Melanchan Powell, one of the earliest settlers and 
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first postmaster of Palos, suggested the name Palos, the 
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namesake of Palos de Frontera, the port across the sea from 
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whose harbor the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria sailed 
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from on its voyage of discovery; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The first mayor of Palos Hills was elected on 
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October 25, 1958 in response to the encroaching surrounding  
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neighborhoods that threatened to break apart the area known as 
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North Palos; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1962, the city's first four-year public high 
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school, the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, was founded; the 
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school has prospered since its founding; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1967, the second largest community college in 
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the State, Moraine Valley, was founded, which included 
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approximately 294 acres of property; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Gerald R. Bennett, the mayor of Palos Hills since 
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1981, began a new city administration in the early 1980s, 
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improving roadways, drainage, sidewalks, lighting projects on 
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the city's main streets, and neighborhood streets; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Palos Hills Golf Club, designed by David 
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Arthur Gil and built by Bradlink Inc.,  was constructed in 1990; 
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the course was ranked one of the State's top new public courses 
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in the 1990's; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1994, a new City Hall at 10335 South Roberts 
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Road was dedicated, which houses the departments of 
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Administration, Sewer & Water, Building and Licensing, 
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Community Resources, and the city's Ordinance/Animal Control 
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Officer; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The 2000 census counted the population of Palos 
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Hills at 17,665 people, made up of a melting pot of many 
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cultures, including Irish, Polish, German, Italian, and Greek; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the residents of the City of Palos Hills on the 
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occasion of the city's 50th anniversary and wish them continued 
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success and happiness in the future; and be it further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Palos Hills Mayor Gerald R. Bennett as a symbol of 
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our esteem and respect.